Ph.D. in Integrative Studies

Brown University has a long tradition of creating, encouraging and fostering interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary programs. The Graduate School is open to students who propose scholarly work that crosses disciplinary boundaries and cannot be accommodated within an existing doctoral program offering a Ph.D.

Such students are eligible to file an application for a degree in integrative studies. After completing one full year of full-time graduate study in a particular program at Brown, students may apply for permission to enroll as a doctoral student pursuing integrative graduate study.

The application entails the drafting of a self-designed plan of study, the submission of a petition to the Graduate Council for approval, and the fulfillment of the general requirements of the Graduate School for the Ph.D. at Brown.

Only current graduate students enrolled in one of the regular graduate programs may apply for integrative graduate study.